Stamped metal outside door handle



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STAMPED METAL OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE Filed Sept. 11, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Jan. 25, 1944 orrlce {9 STAMPED METAL OUTSIDE noon HANDLEGeorge Douglas to Ternstedt troit, Miclr, a

Cloutier, Detroit, Mich., assignor Manufacturing Company, Decorporationof Michigan Application September 11, 1941, Serial No. 410,425

3 Claims.-

This invention relates to stamped metal door handles.

It is an object of the invention to afford a cheap handle, particularlyan outside door handle for an automobile. Outside door handles have beenmade of late years chiefly as die castings. The present inventionconsists of a handle which is largely made of stampings with a smallsteel hub.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a door showing the handle in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a. section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on the corresponding section lines of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a cross section of the same.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a still further modified form.

The grip portion of the handle is formed by a channel stamping I overwhich is fitted an ornamental scalp 2. This scalp may be stainless steelor may be a thin chrome-plated or nickel-plated metal. Welded to the endof the channel stamping I is a sheet metal cap piece 3 which closes theend of the channel arm. A steel ferrule 4 has tangs 5 which can beturned over and against the inside of the cap piece 3 when the ferruleis passed through the opening 6 in the cap piece before that member iswelded to the channel mem-- her i. These tangs can be spot welded to thecap piece 3. The cap piece rests against the shoulder l of the ferrule.The handle spindle 8 has an enlarged end 9 which prevents the spindlefrom dropping through the central opening in the fer-, rule 4. Thespindle can be tied to the ferrule by a shear pin or screw l0. When thehandle is forced in attempting to break the lock and get into the car,this shear pin will break as described and claimed in the Fox Patent No.1,744,- 957.

The ferrule is assembled to the cap piece and the spindle assembled inthe ferrule before the a cap piece is spot Welded to the channel arm I.Then the thin metal backing plate II and the scalp I2 are assembled overthe channel arm I to complete the grip portion and the handle assembly.

A retainer clip i3 is then inserted through the opening 14 in the jambface of the door. It is only inserted part way at first so that theferrule will be able to pass through the enlarged portion I6 ofthe-bayonet slot ll. This clip is made of spring metal and has a doublebow or reversed curve so that when it is pressed into its seat it willbe under stress by reason of the bowed portions bearing against theinner end of the bushing and the wall of the annular groove 20, and theturned over end 30 of the clip also bears against the jamb face of thedoor. This keeps the clip securely in place and also prevents rat tling.y

The ferrule portion of the handle is rotatably retained in a metalbushing l8 backed up by a rubber sleeve l9 as described and claimed inthe Barnes Patent No. 2,104,217. After the handle assembly has beenpushed through the bushing l8 and the large opening l6 of the bayonetslot of the clip and the annular groove 20 registers with the clip, theclip l3 may be pushed in the slot l4 as far as this will go. This bringsthe narrowed portions of the clip in engagement with the annular slot 20and holds the assembly in place.

The modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is the same as that alreadydescribed, except in place of a shear pin a yieldable clutch 2| is used.The ferrule is provided with a recess 22 in which the tooth 23 of theclutch collar 24 is normally engaged by the pressure of spring 25. Thispressure is ordinarily sufiicient to cause the ferrule and the clutchcollar to revolve together. The clutch collar has a pin and slotconnection 26 with the spindle 8, but when the handle is forced, thetooth 23 with its inclined sides will be forced out of the recess andthe handle will rotate without carrying the spindle 8 with it.

The modification shown in Fig. 7 is the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to4, except here the spindle 8 has a weakened or reduced portion 21 andthe end of the spindle is bent over as shown at 28. No shear pin isused, but when the handle is forced, the spindle will break at theweakened portion 21.

What I claim is:

1. A handle assembly, having in combination a grip formed by a curvedarm of channel crosssection and gradually enlarging in cross-sectiontoward the inner end of the arm, which end is open, a perforated cappiece having flanges adapted to fit into the inner end of the arm and Vanchored therein and a ferrule having a shoulder and tangs at one end,the perforated cap piece being fitted over the tangs and resting on saidshoulder and the tangs securing the cap piece to anchor the cap piece tothe ferrule.

2. A handle assembly, having in combination a grip formed by a curvedarm of channel cross section and gradually enlarging in cross-sectiontowardithe' inner end of the arm, which end is open, a perforated cappiece having flanges adapted to fit into the inner end of the arm andanchored therein, a ferrule having a shoulder and tangs at one end, theperforated cap piece being fitted over the tangs and resting on saidshoulder and the tangs securing the cap piece to anchor the cap piece tothe ferrule and an ornamental'metallscalp fitt'e'd over'said'curvedarm.

3. A handle assembly; having in combination a grip formed by a curvedarm of channel crosssection and gradually enlarging in cross-sectiontoward the inner end of the-arm; which-endis w open, a perforated cappiece having flanges GEORGE DOUGLAS CLOUTIER.

